Mechanical Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary mechanical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for mission-critical and data center initiatives.

• Design cooling system concepts, encompassing air-cooled and water-cooled chilled water plants, DX systems, and liquid cooling solutions.

• Oversee mechanical design throughout feasibility, conceptualization, schematic, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration stages.

• Conduct and supervise cooling load analysis, equipment selection, and redundancy assessments.

• Create mechanical resiliency strategies for N, N+1, 2N, and concurrently maintainable designs.

• Collaborate with electrical, controls, plumbing, structural, telecommunications, and architectural teams.

• Provide technical guidance on vendor equipment, including chillers, cooling towers, CRAHs, AHUs, fan walls, CDU systems, pumps, and BAS controls.

• Assist with utility capacity evaluations and campus master planning efforts.

• Lead technical assessments, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) processes, and commissioning support activities.

• Mentor junior mechanical engineers and foster the development of technical staff.

• Travel for project site visits during the Construction Administration phase and conduct site surveys for existing facilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5-10 years of mechanical design experience in mission-critical settings.

• Familiarity with hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and edge data center environments.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred or currently pursuing licensure.

• LEED Accredited Professional and/or Certified Energy Manager (CEM) preferred.

• Strong knowledge of ASHRAE, NFPA, IMC, and local building code standards.

• Exceptional communication, technical leadership, and client-interaction skills.

• Understanding of liquid cooling technologies, including direct-to-chip and immersion cooling applications.

• Experience with central utility plants ranging from 3 MW to over 100 MW campuses.

• Background in supporting commissioning, integrated systems testing (IST), and operational readiness evaluations.

• Awareness of ASHRAE TC 9.9 thermal guidelines, energy efficiency strategies, water usage effectiveness (WUE), and power usage effectiveness (PUE) considerations.

🏝️ Benefits

• All approved business travel expenses reimbursed according to company travel policies.

• Medical insurance options through UnitedHealthcare, including PPO and High-Deductible Health Plans.

• Kaiser medical plan alternatives available in California.

• Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

• Dental coverage through Delta Dental.

• Vision insurance provided by EyeMed.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• 401(k) retirement plan with up to 4.5% total employer contributions.

• Employer matching on employee contributions.

• Additional discretionary 1% contribution in company shares for eligible employees.

• Student loan repayment matching through employer retirement contributions.

• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance.

• Company-funded short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Parental leave.

• Supplemental life insurance.

• Additional long-term disability insurance.

• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance provided by MetLife.

• Legal services through LegalShield.

• Identity theft protection from LifeLock.

• Periodic opportunities to directly purchase company shares.